If Someone Plans to Administer a Survey to Determine Which

question 59

Multiple Choice

If someone plans to administer a survey to determine which event people think is the most important one of the 20th century, the person who administers the survey should definitely

• A) administer the survey to a random sample or representative sample of the population.
• B) invite everyone who wants to answer the questions to be part of the survey.
• C) put the survey on the internet to make it easy for large numbers of people to answer.
• D) give people a few suggestions of possible answers.

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Definitions:

PKU

stands for Phenylketonuria, a genetic disorder resulting from the body's inability to process the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to its accumulation and potential brain damage.

Recessive Gene

A gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical and not masked by a dominant allele in a heterozygous condition.

Double Helix

The structure of DNA, characterized by two intertwined strands forming a spiral shape, discovered by Watson and Crick.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, comprising all the alleles and genes within an individual's DNA.